G'day from the Bureau.
Here's a look at the weekly weather across Australia from today, Sunday the 7th of July.
In the satellite, we can see two significant bands of cloud.
The first moving into the eastern states having brought rain to much of South Australia already this weekend.
The second, a cold front which passed Perth overnight, now over the wheatbelt.
On Sunday we'll see this eastern band bring rain into New South Wales and southern Queensland, while the front in the west will weaken away by the end of the day.
Light to moderate rainfall will hit many in the east on Monday.
Almost all of New South Wales, southern Queensland, central and western Victoria and northern Tasmania.
While the rain is widespread, it's not heavy, just 5-20mm for most of these places,
isolated totals up to 30 to 50mm, especially about higher ground.
Rain continues about the south-east on Tuesday as Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne all have a wet day, as well as plenty of places in between.
A high-pressure area brings dry, settled weather through the central states once again, while yet another front makes its way onto the south of WA, with rain, storms and strong, gusty winds returning there.
The eastern rain will clear for many early on Wednesday but continue about parts of Victoria and Tasmania.
Finally, some drier weather to the very soggy New South Wales coast.
Showers sweep through the southern half of Western Australia, with cool, windy conditions there too.
The system affecting WA is moving very fast and will already by upon south-east Australia by Thursday.
That means more rain for many although at this stage looking to miss the drenched east coast.
Elsewhere, it continues to be dry, quiet and settled across northern Australia.
A wintry feel to finish the week with cool showers in the south-east, and chilly temperatures, but not much rain.
A high-pressure area extending from the west ensures a dry Friday elsewhere.
That’s it for this week, we'll catch you next time.
“Wheatbelt” refers to one of the nine administrative regions in Western Australia. It encompasses areas that were converted for agriculture during colonization. The Wheatbelt partially surrounds the Perth metropolitan area, extending north to the Mid West region and east to the Goldfields–Esperance region. It borders the South West and Great Southern regions to the south, the Indian Ocean to the west, and the Peel region and Perth metropolitan area to the west. The total area is 154,862 square kilometers (59,793 square miles), with 42 local government areas and an estimated population of around 75,000. The Wheatbelt represents approximately 3% of Western Australia’s population.
Historically, this region had diverse ecosystems, but extensive logging in the 1890s led to a decline in native vegetation, including eucalyptus forests and mallee species. Currently, about 11% of Australia’s endangered species inhabit the Wheatbelt, including birds like Carnaby’s black cockatoo and malleefowl. The area experiences varying ecosystems, with coastal regions receiving relatively higher rainfall and serving as important tourist destinations. The eastern part is drier and primarily used for sheep farming. Mining activities for gold, nickel, and iron ore also occur. The rest of the region is well-suited for agriculture, contributing to approximately two-thirds of the state’s wheat production, half of wool production, and a significant portion of lamb and mutton, oranges, honey, and cut flowers.
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